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It doesn't matter what Obama put forth. The Republicans announced that they were opposed to it before they even knew what it was. If Obama is smart he will put these ideas of his out in small parts. There are things that both sides likely agree on and he could easily get passed then they can fight over the stuff they don't agree on. However, likely what will happen is that nothing will happen. The republicans have stated time and again that their number 1 priority is getting Obama out of office. Even if they succeed at that they likely will not win the senate and there are some experts who say they are in danger of actually losing seats in the house. Do they think an angry, democrat controlled senate will just go along with whatever they want and even if they do, well, things worked out swimmingly last time the republicans were in power.
I don't see any end to this gridlock any time soon and I don't think any plan put forth by either party is really going to help that much.
Mark Cuban once said that the economy of this country is stronger than any one political party. We have to hope that he is correct and over time it can right itself because clearly there is no help coming from Washington.
Make no mistake. We the people are on our own.
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